Eleksyon 2013

Dearest Bloggerbuds,

The election period is finally over.  At long last, I can now bid goodbye to the endless political bickerings, the deafening jingles and the countless campaign posters here and there.  What a relief!

May 13, 2013- Election Day

I may not be totally at peace with the results at all (Just take a look at the Senatorial line-up and you'll find out why) but I am really happy that two of the politicians in our family (my dad and my uncle) won.  I even made this for my dad during the campaign period.

Vote, Vote, Vote...

My dad's campaign poster

I was only 15 when my dad first ventured into politics and since then, my life turned upside down.  Imagine growing up in a simple household and then one day seeing your dad in posters and print ads.  There was even a time when our family picture was printed on a calendar for the whole town to see.  It was really weird huh.

Anyway, since politics is kinda big in our family, me and my cousins were required to vote once we turn 18.  It is my 3rd time to vote this year and it is kinda fun especially when I had to wait for 6 hours with the rest of the Feraren clan in order to cast one single vote.  Spell awkward!

It may be a long wait but in the end, it was all worth it.  My uncle was elected as the Municipal Mayor of our Town (through the infamous toss coin win) and my dad, the outgoing Mayor was also elected as one of the Board Members of our province.  It was all surreal.

At the end of the day, we all realized that no matter what happens, we are one great family.  Win or lose, we will always have each other's backs.  

Lovelots,
Maica Angelle

Credits:
http://getrealphilippines.com/blog/2013/02/are-we-over-governing-political-campaign-activities/
http://www.demotix.com/news/330697/philippines-automated-elections-retrospective